Social medium: artists writing, 2000-2015
Blasted Allegories: an anthology of writings by contemporary artists
The dual muse : the writer as artist, the artist as writer
Hans Ulrich Obrist : interviews
Inside the studio : two decades of talks with artists in New York
Institutional Critique : an anthology of artists' writings
Not a Day without a Line: understanding artists' writings
Queer and trans artists of color: interviews
Search the RISD/ATH Catalog to locate books at RISD Library.
You may use the same search terms to search Brown Library.
Search by Keyword
Keyword searches return the most results. Most (but not all) results will be relevant. Use an asterisk (*) to truncate words for more results.
example: artist* = artist, artists, artistic
RISD/ATH catalog:
artist* writings
collected writings
artist* interviews
artists diaries
artists correspondence or artist* and letters
Other useful keyword searches:
artist* statement*
artist* sketchbook*
artist* notebook*
manifesto*
sketchbook* and facsimile*
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examples of subject headings:
• artists writings
• artists as authors
• aesthetics
• art criticism -- authorship
• art appreciation
• art--philosophy
• authorship--collaboration
Search by Artist (Author)
To find books on an artist's work, think of the ARTIST as AUTHOR of their artwork and search by AUTHOR.
examples:
Whiteread, Rachel
Buren, Daniel
Martin, Agnes
Smithson, Robert
Artists' Writings in Series
20_21 Collection. Ediciones Polígrafa
Art 21: Art in the twenty-first century
Manifestos
Manifesto: a century of isms. See literary manifestos or search by the keyword: manifesto*
MIT Press writing art series
Now what? Artists write
Talking Art Interviews with artists since 1976
Theories and Documents of contemporary art: a sourcebook of Artists' Writings
Voicing our visions: writings by women artists
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